The vast majority of writings from ancient times have not survived until today. So we are fortunate that some have made it to us after all this time. Have you ever wondered what the oldest surviving books in the world are? This video takes you through them, region by region.
Contents
0:00 What Counts as a Book?
03:30 East Asia
06:32 South Asia
09:22 West Asia
12:08 Africa
15:39 Europe
17:14 America
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► REFERENCES
English translations of the ancient books:
Shi Jing
https://amzn.to/3QFdQGh
https://cti.lib.virginia.edu/shijing/AnoShih.html
Rig Veda
https://amzn.to/3dLpSPO
https://www.hinduwebsite.com/sacredscripts/rigintro.asp
Enmerkar-Lugalbanda
http://library.mibckerala.org/lms_frame/eBook/Vanstiphout%20Epics%20Sumer%20Kings.pdf
Epic of Gilgamesh
https://amzn.to/3K7cEJf
Pyramid Texts
https://amzn.to/3AC4ZiW
https://www.pyramidtextsonline.com/translation.html
The Iliad
https://amzn.to/3CgUGSJ
The Odyssey
https://amzn.to/3CBViCL
Popul Vuh
https://amzn.to/3whO5Dy
https://www.mesoweb.com/publications/Christenson/PopolVuh.pdf
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